ἐπίγειοςepígeios
worldly (physically or morally)
Greek (New Testament) · G1919
Meanings
of the earth, earthly: τὰ ἐ., John 3:12, Philippians 2:10, Philippians 3:19 (anarthrous); σώματα, 1 Corinthians 15:40; οἰκία, 2 Corinthians 5:1; σοφία, James 3:15.
Same root
- ἐπίepí · G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- γῆgē · G1093soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application)
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- John 3:12 But if you don’t believe me when I tell you about earthly things, how can you possibly believe if I tell you about heavenly things?
- 1 Corinthians 15:40 There are also bodies in the heavens and bodies on the earth. The glory of the heavenly bodies is different from the glory of the earthly bodies.
- 2 Corinthians 5:1 For we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down (that is, when we die and leave this earthly body), we will have a house in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not by human hands.
- Philippians 2:10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
- Philippians 3:19 They are headed for destruction. Their god is their appetite, they brag about shameful things, and they think only about this life here on earth.
- James 3:15 For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.